ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41339
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| Date: | Saturday 11 June 1988 |
| Time: | 00:00 |
| Type: |  Champion 7AC |
| Owner/operator: | Randall C Akemann |
| Registration: | N81725 |
| MSN: | 7AC344 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-85-12-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Coldfoot, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks, AK (AK28) |
| Chandalar Lake , AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN MISSING SINCE JUNE 11, 1988, AND WAS LOCATED ON JULY 23, 1995 AT THE 3000 FOOT LEVEL OF A CANYON. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND 180 FEET BELOW THE CREST OF A RIDGE, WHERE IT HAD BURNED AFTER IMPACT. ALL MAJOR PARTS OF THE AIRPLANE WERE LOCATED AT THE WRECKAGE SITE. THE LEFT WING WAS UNDAMAGED AND THE RIGHT WING SHOWED EXTENSIVE IMPACT DAMAGE. THE ENTIRE AIRPLANE WAS INVOLVED IN THE POSTIMPACT FIRE. BOTH PROPELLER BLADES HAD LEADING EDGE DAMAGE AND CHORDWISE SCORE MARKS. NO GROUND SCARS OR GROUND IMPACT MARKS WERE FOUND. METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. CAUSE: UNDETERMINED.
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X25852
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 15-Feb-2021 13:28 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
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